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The role of long-term mechanical circulatory support in patients with advanced heart failure.
Abstract In patients with end-stage heart failure, advanced therapies such as heart transplantation and long-term mechanical circulatory support (MCS) with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) have to be considered. LVADs can be implanted as a bridge to transplantation or as an alternative to heart transplantation: destination therapy. In the Netherlands, long-term LVAD therapy is gaining importance as a result of increased prevalence of heart failure together with a low number of heart transplantations due to shortage of donor hearts. As a result, the difference between bridge to transplantation and desti...
Source: Netherlands Heart Journal - July 31, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Felix SEA, de Jonge N, Caliskan K, Birim O, Damman K, Kuijpers M, Tops LF, Palmen M, Ramjankhan FZ Tags: Neth Heart J Source Type: research

Outcome of mechanical circulatory support at the University Medical Centre Utrecht.
CONCLUSION: Not only short-term results but also 5‑year survival after cf-LVAD support demonstrate that MCS is a promising therapy as an extended bridge to heart transplantation. However, the incidence of several major complications still has to be addressed. PMID: 32096095 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Netherlands Heart Journal - February 23, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Felix SEA, Ramjankhan FZ, Buijsrogge MP, Jacob KA, Asselbergs FW, Oerlemans MIF, Kirkels JH, van Laake LW, Oppelaar AMC, Suyker WJL, de Jonge N Tags: Neth Heart J Source Type: research